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[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) hrať sa2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) hrať3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) hrať4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) hrať5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) hrať6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) hrať to (na)7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) hrať (proti)8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) mihať sa9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) namieriť10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) hrať2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) zábava2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) hra3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) zápas4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) chod•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up* * *• hrat• hra -
2 play safe
(to take no risks.) neriskovať
См. также в других словарях:
play (it) safe — phrase to avoid taking any risks It’s probably OK to eat them raw, but it’s best to play it safe by cooking them. Thesaurus: to avoid risks or dangersynonym Main entry: play * * * play (it) ˈsafe … Useful english dictionary
play it safe — play (it) safe ► to decide not to take risks: »The federal government often plays it safe by funding research that is likely to succeed but may have only a slight impact. »The biggest companies usually play safe and hire top legal firms from… … Financial and business terms
play\ it\ safe — • play (it) safe v. phr. informal To be very careful; accept small gains or none to avoid loss; avoid danger for the sake of safety. He got tired as the game went on, and began to play safe. Tom didn t know what the other driver would do, so he… … Словарь американских идиом
play it safe — play (it) safe informal to be careful and not take risks. We decided to play safe and paint the walls a fairly neutral colour. They re playing it safe by not investing too much money until they ve seen the first year s accounts … New idioms dictionary
play it safe — ► play (or play it) safe avoid taking risks. Main Entry: ↑play … English terms dictionary
play it safe — [v] be cautious avoid risk, be on the safe side, hedge one’s bets*, take no chances, take precautions; concepts 401,403 … New thesaurus
play (it) safe — avoid taking risks. → play … English new terms dictionary
play it safe — to avoid any risk. I like to play it safe with my investments. Once you have the ball, you can decide whether you want to be aggressive or play it safe … New idioms dictionary
play it safe — verb To take a cautious, risk free approach. Deciding to play it safe, he joined his fathers accounting firm rather than pursue an acting career … Wiktionary
play it safe — be careful, do not take a chance Play it safe when you go out in a boat. Wear a life jacket … English idioms
play it safe — be careful, act cautiously … English contemporary dictionary
